Practice Opportunity Cost (1.8) - Basic Concepts of Economics - ICSE 9 Economic Applications
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Question 1 Easy

What is opportunity cost?

💡 Hint: Think about what you give up when choosing something.

Question 2 Easy

Give an example of opportunity cost in everyday life.

💡 Hint: Consider two activities you might choose between.

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Question 1

What does opportunity cost represent?

Next best alternative
Best decision
Least cost

💡 Hint: Think about what you could have chosen instead.

Question 2

True or False: Opportunity cost only applies to financial decisions.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider non-monetary choices as well.

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Challenge 1 Hard

A family has $300 to spend on a vacation. They choose to spend it on a beach resort instead of a mountain retreat that costs $250. Calculate the opportunity cost.

💡 Hint: Consider what they miss out on by not choosing the mountain retreat.

Challenge 2 Hard

An entrepreneur decides to invest $50,000 in a bakery instead of a tech startup. What are the opportunity costs of this decision?

💡 Hint: Think about both financial and non-financial benefits that could have been realized.

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